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ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA IN E COMMERCE VIT004

Duration (approx) 1500 hours
Qualification
Associate Diploma

Develop a mix of skills in I.T. and marketing, which are in high demand world wide.

E commerce is a must have skill for managers in any industry not just IT because all businesses now use the world wide web as another point of sale. To successfully sell on the web knowledge of the way business and marketing goes on the web is a must have. Great course for Marketing managers and Business managers.

Career Opportunities
You can work as IT Managers, IT Consultants, Ecommerce Consultants, Web marketing consultant etc.

 

Modules

Core ModulesThese modules provide foundation knowledge for the ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA IN E COMMERCE VIT004
 ADVERTISING & PROMOTING BBS202
 ASP.NET - BIT200
 BOOKKEEPING FOUNDATIONS BBS103
 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY BPH202
 E-COMMERCE BIT100
 FREELANCE WRITING BWR102
 GRAPHIC DESIGN BIT205
 HTML (WRITING AN INTERNET WEBSITE) VIT102
 INTERNET MARKETING BIT204
 MARKETING FOUNDATIONS VBS109
 MARKETING SYSTEMS BBS303
 PUBLISHING I - BWR107 (SELF PUBLISHING CHILDREN'S BOOKS)
 RESEARCH PROJECT I BGN102
 VISUAL BASIC.NET BIT101
 WORKSHOP I BGN103

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BECOME AN E-COMMERCE PROFESSIONAL

  • Study in your own time and at your own pace.
  • Learn from our highly qualified and experienced tutors.
  • Develop skills to run a successful e-commerce business
  • Ideal for managers, marketing managers and business managers

Comment from a Client
"Lay a Foundation for Doing Business Electronically" Clients... that have completed courses with ACS that we have spoken to, have all been extremely happy. Leanne & myself are more than happy with the assistance we received and the prompt attention."  - Dynamic Workforce Solution

STARTING OUT IN AN E COMMERCE BUSINESS


Develop an outline e-commerce marketing strategy, using these headings to develop your ideas:

Who are your customers?

  • products and services
  • pricing
  • sales and communications
  • customer service
  • distribution
  • competitors

Use these three stages to move your business online:

  • E-commerce Launch Plan
  • E-commerce Promotion Plan

E-commerce launch plan
The E-commerce Launch Plan helps to promote the launch of your E-commerce initiative using:

  • letters to existing customers
  • advertising in local newspapers, on radio and in
  • magazines read by potential customers
  • articles and interviews on local radio and TV
  • announcements on portals and community websites

E-commerce promotion plan
The E-commerce Promotion Plan is to promote your email and website addresses using:

  • signage at your place of business
  • stationery, business cards, fax forms
  • cartons, boxes and packaging
  • catalogues, brochures, manuals, fact sheets
  • advertisements: print, radio, TV

Internet marketing plan
The Internet Marketing Plan covers the Internet activities which support your e-commerce strategy:

  • email signature for your business
  • email newsletters and product announcements
  • website links to and from other websites and portals
  • email enquiry buttons and forms
  • incentives to use the website such as free information, specials, discounts
    voluntary mailing and subscriber lists search engines and directories

Things to note:

  • Never send spam
  • Make sure your presence is reminded to customers. For example: Monthly newsletter, special offers etc
  • Get links back to your site from other popular websites
  • Make sure you record the outcome of your marketing campaigns to know which is successful and which is not.
  • Spend your marketing budget according to the statistics

 

 

 

 

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Courses can be started anytime from anywhere in the world!

Meet some of our academics

David CrothersChartered Accountant with 20 years experience in corporate and financial roles. David has a FCA, GAICD, B.Sc.Econ (Hons), Cert IV TAA. Extensive international experience in business and finance.
Josiane JoubranCSC consultant with IBM, Software QA Engineer, Course Writer and Tutor. Josiane is an I.T professional with extensive experience with computer hardware and engineering in Lebanon and Australia. Josiane has a B.Eng., Grad.Dip.I.T., Master Info.Tech., MCP, MCSE.


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